Chapter 126
Naruto thought, intoxicated.
Since soldiers come and block, water comes and covers with earth.
Then... the path that should be faced head-on, he naturally had to break through it.
This is what a protagonist is, what a child of destiny is, what I, Uzumaki Naruto, am.
And so.
Naruto reached out his demonic claw towards Uchiha Hazuki.
"Ah... ah..."
Uchiha Hazuki's face was filled with terror; her body could only tremble from excessive fear, unable to move her legs.
As Naruto's hand reached out, she suddenly let out a mournful cry and kicked out fiercely.
Her will to survive prompted her to find a way out.
Under extreme fear of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, she... moved.
However, that kick did nothing to Naruto.
Not only that, but it also made her stumble backward.
When she tried to get up, Naruto had already walked in front of her and asked in a cruel tone, "Aunt Hazuki... would you like some milk...?"
The night deepened, and rustling sounds began.
The demon was unleashed, and the Tailed Beastawakened.
As the terrifying Tailed Beast appeared before Uchiha Hazuki's face.
She couldn't help but gasp, her eyes instinctively focusing on the monster before her.
The images from her memory resurfaced in her mind.
The night the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox wreaked havoc in Konoha, all the devastation was re-dyed with new colors.
Memory and reality aligned.
Seeing the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox again, Uchiha Hazuki immediately let out a tragic wail.
And Uchiha Izumi, standing at the door, suddenly widened her eyes.
"Nine-Tailed... Demon Fox..."
She murmured in a cold voice.
Staring intently at the terrifying monster.
The Nine-Tailed that was killed had indeed revived!
Everything... was confirmed.
However, Uchiha Izumi had no intention of rushing in to deal with the Nine-Tailed now.
What she was thinking now was to observe the Nine-Tailed's weakness... so... "Ah ah~~!"
Uchiha Hazuki, her mother, let out a mournful cry and retreated backward in extreme fear.
Naruto stepped forward and reached out to grab her.
Then, Naruto grabbed her arm.
Bang!
Uchiha Hazuki violently shook off Naruto's right hand, letting out a scream.
She turned, using her hands and feet, and crawled towards the door.
"Ah ah..."
As she crawled, she let out mournful cries from her throat due to fear.
Her extreme panic was as if she had encountered her most terrifying nightmare.
And indeed it was; for her, the greatest nightmare was seeing the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox again.
Hazuki, wearing a kimono, with her white socks exposed from crawling on all fours.
The beautiful scenery behind her was faintly visible.
Naruto's face was cruel, and he continued to walk towards her.
After several struggles.
Uchiha Hazuki was on her hands and knees, kneeling before Naruto.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, which she feared most, was right in front of her face.
"Ah... ah..."
Uchiha Hazuki could barely speak, only staring at the monster before her with a terrified expression.
Almost cross-eyed, that was all she could do.
Then, Naruto coldly uttered the two words he had said to Hyuga Natsu and the others: "..."
Sizzle~!
Uchiha Hazuki: "Ugh~!"
Night deepened.
The stars in the sky began to twinkle.
The bright moon was as large as a silver plate.
The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox, craving flesh and blood, began to tear at Uchiha Hazuki.
"Ugh oh~!"
Uchiha Hazuki's suppressed, painful groans quietly echoed in the guest room.
"Hoo... hoo..."
Izumi, standing at the door, had already activated her Mangekyo due to the intense fluctuations in her emotions.
She stared intently at the Tailed Beast attacking a human... attacking... her mother.
As the saying goes, a mother's sacrifice for the heavens brings boundless pupil power.
Izumi, in immense "pain" internally, her Mangekyo's pupil power began to grow quietly... from ordinary use to comprehending the power of Susanoo... Izumi: "Ah... Nine-Tailed, evil Nine-Tailed!"
Hazuki: "Ugh hiss~!"
...After a night.
The sun rose.
All things welcomed a new beginning.
The shadows receded, the monster slept... and left the guest room with its host.
"Ugh..."
Uchiha Hazuki, attacked by the Nine-Tailed, lay prostrate on the ground, her eyes rolled back, letting out unconscious murmurs.
The sunlight streaming in cast a glow on her cheek.
Her gentle appearance was stained with a large amount of Nine-Tailed Chakra... "Naruto, how did you rest last night?"
In the living room.
Uchiha Izumi sat kneeling there, asking with a smile.
On the table in front of her were the bought breakfast items.
She gestured for Naruto to eat with her but made no mention of her mother.
This made Naruto realize that Uchiha Izumi was gravely ill.
"It was alright."
Naruto scratched his head, casually sat on the floor, and began to enjoy his breakfast.
Uchiha Izumi, smiling like a flower, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons.
And the more she was like this, the more it indicated the severity of her problem.
But the fact that she hadn't yet made an attempt to assassinate him struck Naruto as odd.
However, through last night... and his research into the Tailed Beast Partner's influence on the Uchiha, Naruto had come to understand a few things.
That is.
His Tailed Beast Partner's power had a specialized effect on the Uchiha.
This specialization was different from its effect on Yūgao Uzuki, Hyuga Natsu, and others.
It could greatly enhance the effect on the Uchiha.
This was probably why Uchiha Izumi had become like this.
When... Ashura's Chakra met the descendants of Indra.
The result... was an overwhelming advantage.
How interesting.
After finishing breakfast, Naruto patted his stomach, ready to leave.
"Naruto, I'll see you off."
Uchiha Izumi got up and safely escorted Naruto to the clan entrance.
And so... the two parted peacefully.
Chapter 70. Izumi's Second Night Attack, the Slaying of the Nine-Tailed Begins! [Tenth Update]
At dusk.
Uchiha Hazuki was alone, thinking about what had happened from last night to this morning.
The terror of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was once again deeply etched into her body... and mind.
She couldn't imagine it at all.
That child, known as the Demon Fox Boy, would do such terrifying things.
And Izumi, of all people, knew him.
Izumi seemed completely unaware of the child's problem.
More than her own ordeal, she worried about her daughter's safety.
Just then, footsteps sounded from outside.
Itachi walked in from outside, and their eyes met.
"Aunt Hazuki..." Itachi-kun spoke, stopping.
"Itachi-kun..."
Uchiha Hazuki got up from the floor beneath the corridor.
"Please come in..."